Legal Opinion
Smith v. Executive Club, Ltd.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 16, 1983No. 80-758PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
Going to a party can sometimes be a trial. In this case, appellant’s attendance at a party in a downtown bar and restaurant has resulted in three separate trials for him. The origin of litigation was an altercation which occurred in February 1976 when appellant and a group of friends he joined to celebrate the occasion of a tax refund apparently attempted to leave appellee’s restaurant without paying the bar bill. 1 Upon moving toward the door to leave with the group, appellant was “grabbed” from behind by an unidentified person and, in twisting to get away, fell…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Springer v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Katsetos v. NolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Dixon v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- City of New York v. Pullman Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Eldridge v. MelcherSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- District of Columbia v. CooperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Finkelstein v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Knight v. Georgetown UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Weeda v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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